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HCA Florida Northwest Hospital reports growth, outlines expansion plans in Margate
Summary
Hospital CEO Kenneth Jones told the Margate City Commission the facility saw increased admissions, births and surgeries in 2024, highlighted workforce and economic contributions, and described capital plans that include a biplane stroke suite, three new operating rooms and potential two-floor tower expansion.
Kenneth Jones, CEO of HCA Florida Northwest Hospital, updated the Margate City Commission on the hospital’s recent patient volumes, workforce and capital projects and said the facility is preparing to expand clinical capacity to meet local demand.
Jones told commissioners the hospital — founded in 1984 and operating a 289-bed facility in Margate — handled 56,611 emergency department visits and 15,772 admissions in the last reporting year, and recorded a near-term rise in births and surgeries. He said births totaled 1,787, NICU admissions were 239 and surgical procedures rose about 10 percent.
“Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life,” Jones said, repeating the hospital’s mission statement. He also said staff and physician growth accompanies clinical expansion: the campus lists more than 1,000 colleagues and more than 800 active physicians on staff. Jones described the…
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